Dispute settlement activity in 2009

In 2009 the total number of disputes brought to the Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) since the WTO’s creation in 1995 topped 400. During the year, the DSB received 14 notifications from WTO members formally requesting consultations under the Dispute Settlement Understanding (DSU). It met 16 times in 2009, establishing 10 panels to adjudicate 13 new cases. (Where more than one complaint deals with the same matter, they are adjudicated by a single panel.)